Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200772887 - Employee injured in fall after electric shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200772887 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 09/12/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306098419	09/12/2003	1761	238160	Ryan Roofing & Carpentry

Abstract: On or about September 12, 2003, Employee #1 was on a ladder jack scaffold installing an aluminum drip edge when he contacted a primary power source. He received an electric shock and fell 22 ft to the ground. Employee #1 sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306098419			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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